World magazine recently interviewed Richard Abanes, author of A new Earth, An Old Deception: Awakening to the Deceptions in Eckhart Tolle's #1 Best Seller,
WORLD: Why did you think it important to write a book refuting Eckhart Tolle?
ABANES: Tolle claims that his teachings are fully compatible with Christianity. To make matters worse, he misuses the Bible to support his beliefs, going so far as to say he knows what Jesus really meant in various New Testament passages. We also have Oprah regularly assuring her audiences that Tolle's views in no way contradict Christianity. This has confused many people, especially young Christians, potential Christian converts, and Christians not rooted in God's Word. Someone had to show not only where Tolle has theologically erred, but where he is utterly misrepresenting and misinterpreting Scripture. (more. . .)